Mississippi · Mayors

Mississippi's new TIF legislation is here — and it changes everything for your city

Senate Bill 2846, effective July 1, 2026, introduces developer-backed TIF Bonds — a structure that shifts financial risk away from your city and onto the private developers who benefit most. No new taxes. No general obligation debt. Just a smarter way to turn underdeveloped land into long-term revenue, jobs, and community growth.

Say yes to development without shouldering the risk
Municipal · Mississippi

Risk Off Your Books

Say yes to development without shouldering the risk

Your community needs investment, but approving a deal you can't fully explain at a public meeting can erode trust fast. Developer-backed TIF Bonds remove the municipality from the credit equation entirely — a structure you can stand behind at any town hall or council meeting, because the math and the accountability speak for themselves.

  • The developer's voluntary taxpayer agreement guarantees repayment, backed by a lien with property-tax priority
  • Your city acts as the conduit, not the guarantor
  • No debt-limit impact, no pledge of taxing power, no public credit at risk
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Get the Full Playbook for Mississippi's New TIF Legislation

SB 2846 gives Mississippi mayors and municipal leaders an entirely new framework for structuring developer-backed TIF Bonds — including voluntary taxpayer agreements, lien protections, and conduit bond authority that didn’t exist before. Our free legislative guide breaks down exactly how the new law works, what qualifying project areas look like, the step-by-step process from developer application to bond issuance, and how the taxpayer agreement protects your municipality at every stage. Whether you’re evaluating your first TIF opportunity or looking to strengthen how you deploy incentives, this guide was built for you.

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Turn underperforming land into your city's next revenue engine
Municipal · Mississippi

Revenue Engine

Turn underperforming land into your city's next revenue engine

Mississippi's TIF framework lets you capture the incremental property tax growth a new development generates — without raising anyone's tax rate and without diverting existing revenue from schools, counties, or other taxing bodies. Every qualifying project, from downtown redevelopment to commercial construction in the public interest, becomes an opportunity to expand your tax base.

  • Original assessed value keeps flowing to every jurisdiction as usual — only the new increment funds the bond
  • Up to 30-year TIF terms for deals matching the scale and timeline of real projects
  • Capture both ad valorem and sales tax increment where applicable

Let's Build a TIF Strategy for Your Community — At No Cost to You

Every municipality is different, and every development opportunity has its own variables — project scope, qualifying criteria, developer readiness, council dynamics. Hageman Capital works directly with municipal leaders as a free expert resource to simplify the entire TIF process, from evaluating whether a project qualifies under Mississippi’s redevelopment criteria to structuring a developer-backed TIF Bond that protects your city and gets the developer the capital they need to build. We bring the legal, financial, and real estate structuring expertise so you don’t have to navigate this alone. Our goal isn’t to sell you anything — it’s to make sure your municipality has the tools and knowledge to deploy TIF Bonds confidently, effectively, and in the best interest of your community.

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capital@hagemancapital.com